LEWISTON — Chip Morrison is convinced Lewiston-Auburn deserves to be a destination. “We’ve become a place,” the longtime director of the Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce said. “Things really are different.” He has crafted a 30-minute-long pitch that he has begun showing to anyone who’ll watch. The computer slide show details the region’s offerings: from […]
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Lewiston’s improved McMahon School almost ready
LEWISTON — Workers are putting the finishing touches on a $2.75 million expansion at the McMahon Elementary School. The new wing will have five new classrooms, three auxiliary rooms and a library. The project is now 85 percent complete, the Lewiston School Committee was told Monday night. When McMahon students return from their April vacation, […]
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Fire hits Lisbon Street home in Lewiston
LEWISTON — A man and a woman escaped their burning home late Thursday thanks to a pair of dogs who began barking as the small house went up in flames. Bert Dubois said his dogs, Sammy and Abby, began barking just before midnight. When Dubois and his wife got up to check on the commotion, […]
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Military notes
Air Force Airman Joshua B. Horton has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits […]
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Stormwater fee argument goes to court
AUBURN — Pepperell Mill owner Bob Gladu claims Lewiston’s stormwater fee is a tax in disguise and the city didn’t properly levy such a tax. He believes he shouldn’t have to pay it. Lewiston claims the stormwater fee is a utility fee fairly based on the amount of runoff generated by a property. It says […]
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Lewiston casino proponents announce new players in effort
LEWISTON — A group of investors hoping to bring a casino to an abandoned downtown mill building has announced a former Lewiston school administrator and his wife are joining their cause. James J. Tracey Sr. and Elizabeth Tracey are the latest investors to join the Great Falls Recreation and Redevelopment LLC team, the group said […]
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Elder care topic of ‘Answers from Augusta’
LEWISTON — State Sen. Margaret Craven, D-Lewiston, and Rep. Richard Wagner, D-Lewiston, are co-hosting a TV show on the cable local access channel in April that will focus on local services available to the elderly. Guests will be Connie Jones from SeniorsPlus and John Hennessy of AARP. The show, titled “Answers From Augusta,” will air […]
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New map available at the chamber
LEWISTON – The Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce has developed a new community map with a new emphasis on linking visitors to area attractions. The map is the product of more than two years of work by the chamber’s Regional Image Committee. Not only will this new map serve the traditional audiences targeted by previous […]
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New investors join Lewiston casino effort
The team behind a proposed casino in Lewiston welcomed a pair of new investors to the project Monday. Retired Col. James Tracey Sr. and his wife Elizabeth Tracey joined Great Falls Recreation and Redevelopment LLC as investors in the project, the company announced in a news release Monday. Tracey is a former Maine National Guard […]